Billy Graham Center Archives

Records of Christianity Today International - Collection 8

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Correspondence, memos, forms, financial reports, minutes of meetings, study papers, clippings
and other records of the Evangelical Christian publishing organization. The records describe the
founding of the organization to publish the magazine Christianity Today and its creation or
acquisition of other publications such as Campus Life, Leadership, Leadership 100, Partnership,
and Your Church. Besides material on the editing, publishing and distribution of these
periodicals, the files also contain much information on Evangelical viewpoints on theological,
political, and cultural issues in American society from the 1950s on. The organization's
involvement in the 1966 World Congress on Evangelism, the Key '73 evangelistic campaign, and
the 1974 International Congress on World Evangelization is also documented. There is extensive
correspondence for L. Nelson Bell, Harold Myra, Carl Henry, Harold Lindsell, Kenneth Kantzer,
and Paul Robbins.

Closed until January 1, 2005, without written permission from the president or executive vice-president of
CTI: folders 84-1, 84-2, 84-3, 84-4, 85-1, 85-2, 85-3, 85-4, 85-5, 85-6

Closed until January 1, 2018, without written permission from the president or executive vice-president of
CTI: boxes 27 through 38Historical Background

Founded

1955

Headquarters location

1955-July 1977

Washington, DC

July 1977-

Carol Stream, Illinois

Executive officers

Executive Editor

L. Nelson Bell, 1956-1973

President and Publisher

Harold Myra, Paul Robbins

Other significant officers

Editor, Christianity
Today

Carl F. H. Henry, 1956-1968

Harold Lindsell, 1968-1978

Kenneth Kantzer, 1978-1982

V. Gilbert Beers, 1982-1985

David Neff, 1991-

Executive Editor,
Christianity Today

Terry Muck, 1985-1990

George Brushaber, 1985-1991

Significant events in organizational history

October 1956

First issue of Christianity Today

Autumn 1979

First issue of Today's Christian Woman

Winter 1980

First issue of Leadership

May/June 1992

First issue of Christian Reader published by CTI. Previously the
magazine had been published by Tyndale House.

September 1982

First issue of Campus Life published by CTI. Previously the
magazine had been published by Youth for Christ.

1982-1983

Publication of Leadership 100 (published by David C. Cook
since 1984 under the name Innovations)

ca. June 1983

First Preaching Today monthly cassette

January/February 1984

First issue of Partnership (renamed Marriage Partnership in
1987)

1989

First issue (#22) of Christian History published by CTI.
Previously the magazine had been published by the Christian
History Institute.

January/February 1991

First issue of Your Church under CTI management. Previously
the magazine had been published by Religious Publishing
Company of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

September/October
1995

First issue of Books and Culture

January 1998

First issue of Christian Parenting Today under the management
of CTI. Previously the magazine had been published by Good
Family Magazines.

July/August 1998

First issue of Men of Integrity

Other significant information

Christianity Today International, incorporated in 1955, was the organization which published
Christianity Today (hereafter referred to as CT). CT, originally published as a bi-weekly
religious journal and later on a monthly basis, was founded in September of 1955 by Dr. L.
Nelson Bell and his son-in-law, William Franklin "Billy" Graham. The purpose of the journal
was to express the Evangelical Christian point of view in an intellectual manner, much as the
Christian Century expressed the liberal point of view. The journal was sympathetic to but
independent of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. It received its financial backing
from, among others, the BGEA, J. Howard Pew of Sun Oil Corporation and H. Maxey Jarman
of Genesco, Inc. Under the editorship of Dr. Carl F. H. Henry, a leading Evangelical
theologian, the magazine began publication in Washington, DC, in October 1956. Its news
department was served by missionaries and ministers from all over the world and numerous
prominent Christian leaders from many walks of life acted as contributing editors. Over the
years, the magazine strove to serve as a voice for Evangelicals and was especially interested in
explaining the Evangelical position to liberal Protestants.

Starting in the late 1970s, the company began to expand its activities, publishing several
magazines aimed at specific segments of the Evangelical Christian population, as well as a
books and a series of tapes of preaching.

Series: I. Historical FilesArrangement: The arrangement of the files is alphabetical by
folder title (either by division or document format). The collection is made
up primarily by a number of series which are integrated into the overall alphabetical
arrangement. Folder titles were retained as received on the original file folders.
All material was refoldered. The overall arrangement was provided by the archivist.Date Range: 1930-1933, 1954-1978Volume: 29.3 cubic feetBoxes: 1-26Geographic coverage: United States, with some material on the
Christian church and missions in other parts of the world, especially Great
BritainType of documents: Correspondence (internal, editorial, etc.),
financial records, minutes, memos, reports, etc.Correspondents: L. Nelson Bell, Carl Henry, Harold Lindsell,
James DeForrest Murch, J. Howard Pew. Dozens of other correspondents are listed
in the Notes section below.Subjects: Founding and development of Christianity Today International
and Christianity Today magazine from 1955 until the late 1970s; the
impact of American Protestant Evangelicals on American life and culture; the
relationship of American Evangelicalism to American Protestant liberalism Notes: The records in this series consists of records from
the earliest days of CTI. The files in this section originally comprised the
whole of Collection 8. They deal primarily with the founding and administration
of CT magazine, but they also contain a great deal of information on
a wide range of religious and non-religious topics, such as the merger in 1959
of the Congregational Church and the Evangelical and Reformed Church to form
the United Church of Christ; the debate among Christians over the proper response
to integration; the National Council of Churches; the World Council of Churches;
social, political, and economic conditions in Israel, Vietnam, the Congo, and
other countries; civil religion; Bible reading and prayer in schools; Billy
Graham crusades; and the growing debate over the missionary movement. In addition,
this collection contains records of the World Congress on Evangelism held in
Berlin in 1966.

Information on the internal history of CT can be found in the financial
files, such as the bookkeeper's records (folder 1-2), and in the files of correspondence
of members of the Board of Directors (folders 1-44 to 2-3), minutes of the Board
of Director's meetings (folders 1-3 to 1-19), the managing editor's correspondence
(folder 4-1) with McCall Corporation (which published CT), inter-office
memos (folders 5-13,14), materials in the Internal Revenue file (folder 5-12)
relating to CT's struggle to get a tax-exempt status, personnel records
(folders 5-22 to 5-33), and the reports of the editor (folder 6-3). The personnel
records do not contain personnel applications and forms, but correspondence
between various members of the staff and Board of Directors relating to the
duties and performance of different staff members. The files (folders 1-58,59)
of correspondence for a member of the Board of Directors, J. Howard Pew, contain
a copy of a letter from J. Edgar Hoover on communist infiltration of churches.
These files also contain many letters on the financial operation of CT.

The general correspondence files (folders 2-4 to 3-16) consist
mostly of responses from readers to articles or policies of CT. Writers
represented every shade of political and religious opinion and were from all
over the world. Especially interesting are the letters from liberal pastors.
Almost all of the letters in response were written by L. Nelson Bell.

Other than the general files which are described above, the correspondence
files of L. Nelson Bell (folders 1-24 through 1-43) relate both to
his private life and his duties at CT. There is a file (folder 1-38)
dealing with his membership in the Sons of the American Revolution and this
contains some genealogical information. Other files concern his enlisting of
news correspondents for the magazine, reader response to specific articles,
and the setting of policy for CT. Correspondents include John Abbott
(folder 1-24), Allyn Bell (folder 1-26), Dwight D. Eisenhower (folder 1-28),
William Elliot (folder 1-29), Bob Jones Sr. (Folder 1-32), Harold Lindsell (Folder
1-33), T. C. McKnight who promoted the Christian Amendment Movement (folder
1-34), Richard Nixon (folder 1-36), C. Aiken Taylor (folder 1-40), and George
Wilson, business manager of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. (folder
1-43).

The folders marked "Correspondence--Authors' File" (folders
17-2 through 17-136) contain correspondence between the editor and various writers
who submitted articles to the magazine. The folders cover the editorships of
both Henry and Lindsell. Although the letters in this group are to a large extent
with the same people and on the same topics as the letters in the files marked
"Correspondence: Editor" (see following paragraph), the documents have been
kept in their own files because they were apparently so kept by the creating
agency, CT. Each file contains the correspondence with one author and
the correspondence within that file is arranged chronologically. The folders
themselves are arranged alphabetically. Although much of the correspondence
has to do with the acceptance/rejection and editing of specific essays, some
files deal with broader topics. For example, the Harold O.J. Brown file (folder
17-23) contains material on the development of Roman Catholic theology and on
the chaplaincy at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The John Conlan file (folder 17-37) illustrates his plans for getting Christians
to actively participate in politics. The Dirk Jellema file (folder 17-70) has
an explanation of the struggles of the Christian Labor Association. The Billy
James Hargis file (folder 17-64) contains an exchange of correspondence on Hargis's
charge that CT had treated him and the Christian Crusade unfairly.
The Mark Hatfield file (folder 17-65) deals with the Christian in politics.
Letters from W. Dayton Roberts (folder 17-87) outline the theological and political
changes going on among evangelicals in Latin America and had comments on the
strengths and weaknesses of the Third Latin American Protestant Congress (III
CELA) held in 1969. Letters in the Walter Spitzer file (folder 17-93) cover
various aspects of medical ethics and how Christian beliefs influence them.
The G. Aiken Taylor file (folder 17-94) deals with a wide range of topics most
of which concern Biblical theology, the situation within the Southern Presbyterian
Church (Taylor was editor of The Southern Presbyterian Journal), and
church-state relations. The Cornelius Van Til file (folder 17-109) contains
analysis of Karl Barth's theology. The C. Peter Wagner file (folder 17-119)
contains letters about the moratorium on missionaries to third world countries
suggested by some church leaders.

The files marked "Correspondence: Editor" (box 15, folders
16-1 to 16-31, folder 17-141, Boxes 18 & 20, folders 21-1 to 21-17, boxes
22-26) contain the letters of the chief executive office of the magazine--the
editor. The correspondence of Carl Henry, the first editor of the magazine (1956-1968)
deals mostly with his efforts to make it an effective voice of evangelical Christianity,
although some of his other activities as scholar, educator, and religious leader
are also illustrated. Several folders (including folder 15-11) deal with the
very beginning of Henry's involvement with the planning of CT in 1955
along with Billy Graham, Harold J. Ockenga, L. Nelson Bell, Marcellus Kik, and
others. These folders show how decisions were made about the editorial control
of the magazine, who should be asked to contribute, and what kind of issues
should be addressed. The files containing the letters to and from Graham, Ockenga
(folders 15-22,23; 16-7; 19-16,17; 20-20), CT's London office (folder
15-6), and J. D. Douglas (British representative of CT) (folders 15-19
and 19-4) deal to some extent with the later administrative and editorial development
of the magazine, although other matters are also referred to. Graham's, Ockenga's,
and Douglas' folders all contain materials that deal with articles they periodically
wrote for the journal. Graham also writes a great deal about his crusades, the
planning of the 1966 World Congress on Evangelism held in Berlin, and evangelical
strategy for responding to religious problems of the time.

As one of the most prominent magazines speaking for evangelicals, CT
often became involved in political and religious debates. Folders of correspondence
with editors of and writers for Christianity and Crisis and Christian
Century (folders 15-9,10) two journals speaking for liberal Christianity,
contain exchanges of letters on the historic debate within American Protestantism
over the relative importance and place in Christianity of personal salvation
and social activism, as does a folder (folder 5-25) concerning the controversy
over criticism a Pittsburgh Presbyterian pastor made of the magazine. Other
folders deal with the religious policy of the Peace Corps (folder 16-10); criticism
from Ed Sullivan on the magazine's reservations about a Catholic president (folder
16-27); and correspondence with Hollington Tong, ambassador to America from
the Republic of China (folder 16-23).

A few folders (folders 15-6,8,20) deal with plans to publish editions of the
magazine in Canada and other nations. Folder 15-14 contains letters about the
planning of the Consultation of Christian Scholars, which was concerned with
the Christian witness on college and university campuses. This collection also
contains several tapes of the consultation (T16-T22).

The general correspondence file (folder 3-16) mainly documents Henry's attempt
to enlist news correspondents for the magazine during its early days. The file
also deals somewhat with administrative details. Correspondents include Gerald
Beaven of the BGEA, Martin Luther King, and Evan Welsh.

The correspondence files of Henry's successor, Harold Lindsell (1968-1978) also
deal partly with the work of the magazine and partly with the editor's other
activities as an author, scholar, and evangelical leader.

The transition from the administration of the two men is documented in folder 19-20
as are Henry's continuing involvement in the magazine; his comments on CT's
editorial policy, the U.S. Congress on Evangelism, and the demise of the British
journal The Christian. Some details of the magazine's attempted expansion
into the book publicity field are contained in the Henry DeWeerd (folder 19-3),
Coleman Luck (folder 19-32), "I" (folder 19-22) and "H" (folders 19-18,19) folders.
Many other letters scattered throughout the files illustrate the internal workings
of CT, such as a letter to Hugh Bittner on computer-related subscription
problems; some exchanges with the Lilly Foundation about possible grants; the
correspondence in the "J" (folders 19-23,24) folder with CT board member
Maxey Jarman; many letters from J. Howard Pew (folder 20-24) on articles appearing
in the magazine and on other topics such as the development of CT's
editorial policy, problems facing the church and the nation, the possibility
of a Center for Reformed Studies, and Gordon-Conwell Seminary (Pew and Lindsell
both served on the board of that school). An interesting and useful paper by
John Carter titled "A Sociological Analysis of Christianity Today and
Society" is in the "C" file (folder 18-39).

Lindsell kept in touch with the editors of other magazines and newspapers, either
responding to something he had seen in their publication or answering comments
they sent to him about CT. Among the editors and publishers represented
in the correspondence file are James D. Douglas of The Christian (folder
15-19), the editors of Christianity and Crisis and Commonweal
(folder 15-9), the editor of Harpers, Russell Hitt of Eternity
(folder 19-21), Martin Marty of The Christian Century (folder 15-10),
the editor of the New York Times, Ben Patterson and Denny Rydberg of
the Wittenburg Door (Folder 20-43), Carol Saia of Incite,
William H. Powell of The Southern Baptist Journal, G. A. Taylor of
The Southern Presbyterian Journal, and Jim Wallis of Sojourners.

Possibly half of Lindsell's files consist of letters from readers writing him
to praise or criticize articles in CT or editorial positions taken
by the magazine. Some of the topics covered by these letters and Lindsell's
replies include the ethics of genetic counseling, the theory of evolution, divisions
within the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, gay liberation, the church union
plan of the Church of Christ, South African apartheid, the authority of Scripture,
Pentecostal theology, vitamin B-17, the ordination of women, American polity
toward Israel, the war in Vietnam, the American Scientific Affiliation's policy
toward evolution ("K" file - folder 19-25), Christian social involvement, the
attitudes of the Evangelical Covenant Church and the Church of the Nazarene
toward scriptural inerrancy, divorce, and the 1976 presidential election. Some
interesting exchanges are those with John Stam of the Latin American Biblical
Seminary on the theology of liberation, with Lee M. Nash on Kenneth Scott Latourette,
with Mrs. Clarence Nystrom on the reaction of high school students to the church,
with Oral Roberts about the magazine's attitude toward speaking in tongues,
with Israeli consul Judith Beilen on CT's support for Israel bonds,
with Rev. Richard R. Fernandez of Clergy and Laity Concerned on the morality
of the Vietnam war, and with Michael Pragai, the Israeli advisor for Church
relations in North America on Israel.

Lindsell was a personal friend and close advisor to Billy Graham. The files
of his correspondence with the evangelist (folders 19-16,17) include speeches
he wrote for him; planning for the 1974 Congress on Evangelism held in Lausanne,
Switzerland; discussions of issues before the board of Gordon-Conwell Seminary
in Wenham, Massachusetts; analysis of the activities of the World Evangelical
Fellowship; and exchanges of opinion on CT's financial management,
the World Council of Churches, the Vietnam war, the work done by the committee
charged with the continuation of the work of the Lausanne Committee, Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association affairs, and the Billy Graham Center. A few letters
in other files concern Graham, such as those from John Pollock (folder 20-27)
gathering information for a biography he was writing on Graham and several from
Blanche Quint (folder 20-21) about what she felt was a slanted story about Graham
read by television reporter John Chancellor on the evening news.

Several letters and documents concern Lindsell's book The Battle for the
Bible and specifically his statements in that volume that several evangelical
institutions and schools were falling away from their original support of the
doctrine of scriptural inerrancy. A few letters with Robert Devries (folder
21-17) of Zondervan Publishing House (Lindsell's publisher) deal with the production
of the book. Arthur Glasser wrote Lindsell about the criticism of Fuller Theological
Seminary in the book (several letters from Wilbur Smith (folder 21-6), although
not about the book, also deal with the situation at Fuller. Smith also sent
an interesting report on alleged disruptive activities of fundamentalist Carl
McIntire in Pakistan). Other correspondents on the topic of inerrancy include
Milton Engabretson, Tom Neese, and John Stam. Some material is also in the "M"
file (folders 19-33, 20-1).

Lindsell's status as a national leader of evangelicals is documented by the
letters showing his involvement in the management of several schools, institutions,
and meetings. Lindsell's activity on the Board of Trustees of Gordon-Conwell
Divinity School, Wheaton College, and Westmont College is illustrated by correspondence
(in addition to those already mentioned in the "Graham" and "Pew" files) in
the "A" (folder 17-141), "C" (folder 18-39), "J" (folder 19-23), and "K" (folders
19-24,25) files. One file also contains a set of minutes of a meeting of the
steering committee of the American Sunday School Union, which Lindsell served
on. He also served as an advisor to William Bright, founder and president of
Campus Crusade for Christ and, as the file shows (folder 18-40), helped revise
that organization's statement of faith. Several exchanges of letters with Dennis
Clark (folder 18-51), international secretary of World Evangelism Fellowship,
deal with the goals and purposes of WEF. Lindsell also corresponded with Stanley
Mooneyham (folder 20-10) about the work at World Vision International, with
Theodore Elsner about the World Evangelism Foundation, and with J. Allen Peterson
about his Continental Congress on the Family. Files "L" (folder 19-28) and "S"
(folders 21-1,2) contain some letters dealing with Lindsell's work on the Lausanne
Continuation Committee. The "N" file (folders 20-15,16) has some of the minutes
and papers of the National Council of Churches Faith and Order Committee, which
worked on "a reappraisal of assumptions, goals and means in the ecumenical movement
and the projection of new strategies...". Lindsell attended some of their meetings.
He also attended the World Council of Churches 1973 Bangkok Assembly and the
"B" file (folders 18-10,11) contains some of his reactions to that meeting.

There are several miscellaneous items which one way or another wound up in Lindsell's
correspondence file and are of interest. Among them are: A letter from Lindsell
to Margaret J. Anderson (in the "A" file - folder 17-141) giving a little of
Lindsell's autobiography; a pamphlet (in the "B" file - Folders 18-10,11) containing
a transcript of a debate between Rev. William Banowsky and the religion editor
of Playboy magazine on the Playboy philosophy; a sermon given by T.
Eugene Coffin at the Nixon White House ("C" file - folder 18-39); a pamphlet
titled Watershed at the Rivergate on the divisions within the Lutheran
Church--Missouri Synod; and (in the "N" file - folders 20-15,16) some handouts
from the New York Bible Society on the New International translation of the
Bible.

Harold Lindsell contributed additional material (boxes 22 to 25), which as part
of the editor's correspondence subseries is similar to material described above.
Contacts with editors and publishers of journals and books include correspondents
such as Zondervan Publishing House, publisher of Lindsell's book Battle
for the Bible (folder 25-41); Word Books, publisher of The Church's
Worldwide Mission (edited by Lindsell) (folder 25-33); Tyndale House, which
sent a letter outlining a proposal for Lindsell to prepare study helps for The
Living Bible (folders 25-14,15); Wayne Ward, editor of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary's Review and Expositor (folder 24-41); Thomas
Nelson, Inc. (folder 24-16), for whom Lindsell was a reviewer; Moody Monthly
(folder 24-10) which includes a galley of Donald Hoke's The Church in Asia,
chapter 1; Harper and Row Publishers (Folder 23-22); William B. Eerdman's Publishing
Co. (folder 22-31); and Baker Book House, publisher of Lindsell's book When
You Pray (folder 22-9).

Readers comments regarding issues mentioned in CT or thoughts on possible
topics are also contained in several files. Correspondence deals with many issues,
such as abortion, homosexuality, inerrancy, Watergate, China, Vietnam, speaking
in tongues, and Israel. Noteworthy materials include folder 24-39 which contains
reader responses to comments made by President Jimmy Carter and reported by
the Washington Post; correspondence with Bob Jones (folder 23-30) regarding
articles in CT and possible interviews for the magazine; a file (folder
22-22) of letters to and from various congressmen regarding the Tax Reform Act
of 1969; an open letter (folder 23-8) signed by several Fuller Seminary students
addressed to Lindsell regarding the editor's position on Fuller faculty's view
on scriptural inerrancy; and extensive correspondence (folders 23-5,6) between
Dr. Claude Frazier and Lindsell sharing ideas and comments on subjects such
as medical advertisements, medical ethics, genetic engineering, Patty Hearst,
drug therapy, Christian charity, charismatics, smoking, and child abuse.

Billy Graham's respect for Lindsell's advice and counsel is illustrated in the
files of correspondence between the two men (folders 23-16,17). Included in
the materials is Graham's 1973 New Year's Eve speech which Lindsell helped edit;
the text to Graham's remarks to the Lausanne Planning Committee in December,
1972; letters regarding CT and the change of leadership; information
on the Graham crusade in South Bend, Indiana; comments on Graham's manuscript
on the Holy Spirit; Graham's press release of March 12, 1968; information regarding
charges made in 1977 that the BGEA had a "secret" fund; and a CT published
statement from a Graham interview about the World Evangelism and Christian Education
Fund. There is also correspondence in this collection between Lindsell and Ruth
Bell Graham and between Lindsell (folder 23-18) and various members of the BGEA.

A third deposit of the records box 26) of editor Harold Lindsell reflect much
of the day-to-day exchanges with potential contributors to the magazine and
responses to readers' requests and comments. All files contain general correspondence
except those designated exclusively for Leighton Ford (folder 26-4), Carl Henry
(folder 26-6), and Maxey Jarman (folder 26-10). Issues discussed in these files
include homosexuality, inerrancy of Scripture, abortion, celebration of the
Sabbath, speaking in tongues, and politics. Political discussion focused on
the 1976 presidential campaign of Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford, while Lindsell's
own book, The Battle for the Bible, was the main topic for the inerrancy
interchanges. Prominent correspondents include the following: David Otis Fuller;
Hershel H. Hobbs; Donald Hoke; Torrey Johnson; J. Herbert Kane; Billy A. Melvin;
Harold J. Ockenga; Francis A. Schaeffer; George Wilson; Ralph Winter; and Jack
Wyrtzen. As with previous editor's subseries, researchers should consult the
appropriate general letter file for each correspondent.

The files of the managing editor (folders 3-17,18,19; 4-1 through
6), James DeForest Murch, especially relate to the Congregational church merger
and the policy of the National Council of Churches toward religious education
in public schools. The files on the merger (folders 3-17,18,19) contain tracts,
press releases, and pamphlets on the move as well as letters from advocates
of the union, such as Henry David Gray, John T. C. Green, James C. Ingebretsen,
Henri F. M. Poe, Joseph Russell, and Kendall B. Shaffner. The files also contain
an article Murch wrote on the merger. The files on the National Council of Churches
(folders 4-3,4), besides relating to religious education, also contain publications
dealing with religious broadcasting and recognition of Red China. There is also
one file of correspondence (folder 4-6) Murch wrote in his capacity as president
of National Religious Broadcasters, Inc.

The correspondence of the news editor (folders 4-7 through
5-10) consists mainly of letters between him and Christianity Today's
news correspondents. These were usually men and women who, on a part-time basis,
reported to CT on interesting events and people in their locality.
Many of these reports contain interesting information on local conditions, such
as the reports of Dale Hendersen from Vietnam (folder 4-16), Don Ordell from
Israel (folder 4-21), or Abe Van Der Puy from Latin America (folder 5-6). (This
last correspondence especially deals with Elizabeth Elliot's mission to the
Auca Indians). The news editor was also in frequent correspondence with members
of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, such as Russ Busby (folder 4-8),
Willis Haymaker (folder 4-15), Stan Mooneyham (folder 4-19), Walter Smyth (folder
4-27), T.W. Wilson (folder 5-8), and Larry Zavitz (folder 5-10).

The World Congress on Evangelism in Berlin in 1966 was the
first of several congresses of evangelical leaders sponsored by the BGEA. Members
of the staff of CT served on the staff of the Berlin Congress and thus
some of the Congress's records are in this collection (folders 6-9 to 29; 14-3).
Correspondence files deal with logistical and physical problems of organizing
the Congress, the granting of press credentials, the details of press coverage,
and the reactions of delegates to the Congress. Also in this part of the collection
are biographical data sheets on the people who received press accreditation,
publications of the Congress, papers given at the Congress, press releases,
scripts for radio spots, and program schedules. Also among this group of records
are letters (folder 6-12) dealing with the question of whether the fundamentalist
ministers Carl McIntire and Richard Wurmbrand would be attending the conference.

Key '73 (folders 7-1 to 8-8) was an attempt to unite the majority
of the Protestant denominations and powerful church groups in the United States
in a year-long drive to proclaim the Gospel to the nation (there was also some
Catholic participation). The 1966 World Congress on Evangelism had served as
a prod on many Christian leaders in the United States and caused them to re-examine
their own evangelism efforts. An editorial in the June 9, 1967, issue of CT
titled "Somehow, Let's Get Together" also stirred evangelicals to consider ways
of greater cooperation. Five consultations resulted (called Key Consultations),
held between September, 1967, and December, 1968. These meetings gathered together
a cross section of American religious leaders. The final result of the gatherings
was the plan for Key '73. According to a brochure on the Key '73 fund, "The
aim of Key '73 is NOT to dictate [evangelism programs to denominations] but
to coordinate and encourage and to provide a helpful continent-wide canopy of
support.... Each denomination or group that has chosen to participate provides
a representative to the Key '73 Central Committee which establishes Key '73
policy and elects members to the executive committee." Carl Henry and David
Kucharsky of CT's staff were deeply involved in the project. Records
relating to Key '73 in this collection include reactions to CT's June
9, 1967, editorial, minutes of and correspondence concerning the five consultations,
advertising materials, resource handbooks given out to denominations, news releases
and newsletters, and letters and articles on the results of the drive.

During the meeting of the 1974 International Congress on World Evangelization
held in Lausanne, Switzerland, a continuation committee was established to implement
the goals of the meeting. Editor Harold Lindsell was a member of that committee
and the CT collection has several files (folders 21-19 to 21-22) dealing
with the work of the committee. The correspondence file (folder 21-19) contains
letters from Congress leaders A. Jack Dain, Leighton Ford, Donald Hoke, Paul
Little, and others. Areas covered in the file include reactions of church leaders
to the Lausanne Congress, discussions of what the task of the continuation committee
should be or even if there should be a committee, who should be represented
on the committee, arrangements for the committee meetings held in Honolulu (October,
1974) and Mexico City (January, 1975), and the appointment of Gottfried Osei-Mensah
as the executive secretary of the committee. The reports file (folder 21-22)
contains: several final summaries from the staff of the Congress including the
director, the program director, the travel director, the hospitality director,
and the communications director; the results of a questionnaire given to Congress
participants asking about what kind of follow-up they would like to see; statistics
on attendance; and recommendations for future congresses. The minutes file (folder
21-20) contain the records of the July planning meeting and the Mexico City
meeting. The miscellaneous file (folder 21-21) has copies of the Lausanne covenant,
biographies of speakers at the Congress, and lists of evangelical leaders in
Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, North America, and Oceania.

In 1975 the World Council of Churches held its assembly in
Nairobi, Kenya. Editor Lindsell attended as a correspondent for CT.
The CT collection contains several documents (folders 21-34 to 21-41)
from the assembly, including publications on the church in Hungary, on the Orthodox
Church, and papers on the Assembly's theme, "Jesus Frees and Unites." Also in
the files are partial sets of papers presented at sessions, press releases,
and news clippings from African papers about the assembly. The miscellaneous
folder contains information on the persecution of Christians in Communist countries.

Of special interest are the several scrapbooks of clippings
(folders 14-1,2; 9-1 to 9-5; 10-1 to 10-6; 11-1 to 11-5; 12-1 to 12-6; 13-2)
dating back to the magazine's founding and the audio tapes in this series. The
scrapbooks contain clippings published in other magazines about CT
or about articles it published. There is also one scrapbook each of clippings
on the World Congress on Evangelism (folder 14-3), verification of the accuracy
of the Bible (folder 13-1), and the death of executive editor L. Nelson
Bell (folder 13-3).

The audio tapes described below in the Location Record, are
a varied assortment. Some are recordings of interviews later published in CT.
Others are of meetings or speeches the editors were considering for publication.
Some are of meetings at which CT staff people were involved. Included
in these recordings are a speech by Billy Graham to the National Press Club
in Washington, DC (T25); discussions on psychotherapy and spiritual values (T11);
Christian education (T17, T21) on a secular campus; Paul Tournier's theories
(T28, T29); an autobiographical sketch by the historian Kenneth Scott Latourette
(T8); and an interview with a Soviet defector, nuclear scientist B. P.
Dotsenko (T30, T31, T32).

The correspondence of the president in boxes 27-35 and the CEO in boxes 36 to
38 deals mainly with contacts with other Evangelical Protestant ministries and
publishers and discussions about possible CTI publications or projects. Almost
all of these letters are to and from non-staff members, although there are many
files of correspondence with CTI board members and folders 35-9 and 38-5 contain
memos to staff. Except for the last mentioned folder, there is relatively little
on the day-to-day operations of the magazine. Scott Bolinder's correspondence
in folder 38-8 and 38-9, is more concerned with actual CTI products, especially
those relating to Campus Life.

The actual operations of the company, particularly those concerning advertising,
circulation and marketing, are documented in the business manger's memos in
folder 38-6 and the quarterly reports in boxes 40 and 41. The reports are from
various senior staff members on the accomplishments of their departments over
a three month period and future goals. They include reports to the senior vice
president, as well as his report for the company to the CEO. Frequent themes
are: editorial policy and tone, reader response and research, circulation, production,
operations. Boxes 39 contains the copyright certificates for most issues of
CT magazine during its first two decades of existence. Folder 40-1
contains similar certificates for Youth for Christ Magazine and other
YFC publications. CTI did not publish these, but it did acquire Campus Life
from YFC in 1982 and probably also acquired these certificates at that
time. For the same reason, probably, there are reports on the circulation, advertising
and other statistics of YFC Magazine and Campus Life in folder
41-3.

Series: III. Individual PublicationsSubseries: 7 - A. Christianity Today, B. Campus
Life, C. Leadership, D. Leadership 100, E. Partnership,
F. Preaching Today, G. Your ChurchArrangement: Series A is alphabetical by folder title, all
others are chronological, then alphabetical.Date Range: 1961, 1973-1994 Volume: 23.05 cubic feetBoxes: 42-99Geographic coverage: United StatesSubjects: Management of CTI magazines, interaction of Protestant
Evangelicalism with the larger culture, the needs and interests of pastors and
their families, the dynamics of Christian congregationsNotes: This series contains the files of several of CTI's individual
publications. There are a substantial amount of records for Christianity
Today and Leadership, much less for the others. Staff often were
involved in several publications and this is reflected in the documents.

Series: III. Individual PublicationsSubseries: A. Christianity TodayArrangement: Files are in alphabetical order by title. The
titles are those of the original folders, although in the case of the folders
for "Managing editor," most of the correspondence is in fact for other staff
members, such as the editor. There are folders for the following staff: administrative
editor, art editor, assistant editor, associate editor, assistant editor, book
editor, editor, editor-at-large, editorial administrator, editorial coordinator,
executive editor, institute editor, managing editor, national editor, news editor,
senior associate editor, Washington correspondentDate Range: 1961, 1975-1977, 1984-1992Volume: 8.8 cubic feetBoxes: 27-63Geographic coverage: United StatesType of documents: Correspondence and memosCorrespondents: Staff: Rodney Clapp, Lyn Cryderman, Harry Genet,
Timothy K. Jones, Kenneth Kantzer, Leslie Keylock, Kim Laton, Tom Minnery, Terry
Muck, David Neff, Edward Plowman, James Reapsome, David Singer, Ken Sidey, Harold
Smith, Carol Thiessen, Donald Tinder, Marty L. White, Philip Yancey
Many of the other correspondents are authors or would-be authors. In most cases,
the letters are fairly brief. Some letters can probably be found to or from
most significant American Evangelical Protestant authors or leaders. Here is
a small, unscientific sample of some of the nonstaff correspondents: John Akers,
Robert Bowman, G. W. Bromiley, Harold Fickett, Leighton Ford, Paul Fromer, Carl
Henry (especially folder 51-3), David Hubbard, Kenneth Kantzer, Mark Noll, J.I.
Packer, Fleming Rutledge, Donald Smarto, John Stott, Daniel Van Ness, Grant
Wacker, David WellsSubjects: This collection contains information on two main
topics: Development of CT magazine; Protestant evangelism in contemporary
America. A wide range of topics are lightly touched on in these letters and
to find information on these topics the researcher will have to browse through
correspondence files in many boxes. Here are some example of topics: abortion,
AIDS, apartheid in South Africa, birth control, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, business
ethics, career choices, Christian radio, Christian poetry, crime, Christianity
in China, death penalty, Emily Dickinson, drunkenness as a sin, Charles Finney,
genetic engineering, hermeneutics, Israel, lifestyles, image of missionaries
in popular fiction, contemporary American Pentecostalism, Evangelicals in politics,
medical ethics, prison ministry, racism, religious liberty, Seventh-Day Adventism,
sexual ethics, spouse abuse, televangelists, theology of suicide, role of women
in the church.Notes: Materials in this series deal mainly with the editorial
work of the staff of CT magazine: correspondence with authors and potential
authors, discussions among staff about possible articles and about themes that
should be reflected in the magazine, and letters responding to comments from
readers. The letters to authors are generally pretty brief, either containing
comments about a particular article or the approach to a theme for an article.
Most of the files contain letters, but there are also many interoffice memos,
especially in folders 43-4, 45-5, 45-6, 48-3, 50-3, 50-4, 50-5, 55-4, 56-6,
56-7, 56-9, 63-5.

The letters from readers in boxes 59-61 contain comments from a wide range of
people representing many different religious, intellectual, and cultural backgrounds
to articles and reviews that appeared in the magazine. Any researcher looking
for information on, for example, attitudes toward abortion, would probably find
more material here than in the letters of the editorial staff to authors, since
these latter, while they might touch on the subject of the article, usually
are more concerned with presentation than content.

Exceptional items: There are very few actual manuscripts in
this series. However folder 43-1 contains a very interesting 1984 transcript
of an interview of missionaries John and Doris Stam about Latin America theological
trends; folders 45-9 and 46-1 contain material about Marshall Frady's biography
of Billy Graham, including Frady's reaction to the review of his book in CT;
folder 46-3 has a transcript of a 1977 appearance by Ruth Carter Stapleton on
National Town Meeting to talk about her faith and her healing ministry; folder
52-3 xerox of a 1799 Harvard commencement address by Rev. Joseph Willard.

Series: III. Individual PublicationsSubseries: B. Campus LifeArrangement: Chronological, alphabeticalDate Range: 1973-1985Volume: .2 cubic feetBoxes: 64Geographic coverage: United StatesType of documents: CorrespondenceCorrespondents: Scott Bolinder, Steve Lawhead, Gregg Lewis,
Philip YanceySubjects: Management of Campus Life magazine; Christian
ministry to and interests of American teenagersNotes: The correspondence in this series is mostly from the
period just before Campus Life was acquired by CTI from Youth for Christ.
It deals somewhat with the magazine's financial crisis, but mostly with editorial
concerns - possible articles, working with authors, responding to readers about
magazine content. There are many brief references to issues of concern to contemporary
American teenagers. Folder 64-1 contains correspondence about the Book of the
Year. Each year the magazine polled its young subscribers about the Christian
books they were reading and then gave awards to the publishing houses that had
published the favorites. Folder 64-7 contains correspondence of the editor after
the CTI acquisition. These letters mainly deal with ideas for direct marketing
the magazine and otherwise increasing its number of subscribers. There are also
some letters on the anticipated market for the magazine and the type of articles
it should include (see also folders 38-8 and 38-9).

Series: III. Individual PublicationsSubseries: C. LeadershipArrangement: Chronological; all staff correspondence for a
year is together.Date Range: 1980-1994Volume: 8.6 cubic feetBoxes: 64-85Geographic coverage: United StatesType of documents: Correspondence, memos, manuscript evaluationsCorrespondents: Significant staff correspondents include James
D. Berkley, Craig Brian Larson, Kevin A. Miller, Terry Muck, Dean Merrill, Bonnie
Rice, Paul Robbins, Marshall Shelley, The letters in the series are mainly to
and from American Protestant clergy and lay Christian workers who were the magazine's
readers and/or authors.Subjects: Management of Leadership and of institute
for clergy sponsored by the magazine, the concerns and experience of American
Protestant ministers, especially those serving as pastors. Notes: The correspondence reflects the emphasis
of the magazine, which was the discussion of issues related to practical ministry,
such as worship, ministry to youth, ministry to transients, church renewal,
unity, use of volunteers, prayer life, addiction, resolving church conflicts,
decision making, ministry to an aging congregation, children's sermons, church
finances, local evangelism, etc. There are also a few letters dealing with other
projects of the magazine, such as an institute to discuss topics of interest
to clergy for possible inclusion in the magazine and Leadership Library, books
recommended by the magazine for pastors. Folders 84-1 and 84-2 contain correspondence
with author's and staff about the publication of Leadership Handbooks of
Practical Theology, volumes of collected articles about everyday situations
and problems that pastors face. The magazine also encouraged pastors to send
in sermon illustration material for publication and some examples of these can
be found in folder 84-3.

Boxes 81, 82, 84 and 85 include correspondence and forms for evaluating manuscripts
submitted to the magazine. There are also a few query letters, asking about
article ideas. The evaluation forms contain the comments of various editors
on the article. In some cases there is also attached correspondence with the
author. Almost all of the evaluations recommend not accepting the manuscript
or waiting for one reason or another. A few forms have the actual article manuscripts
are attached.

Series: III. Individual PublicationsSubseries: D. Leadership 100Arrangement: AlphabeticalDate Range: 1982-1983Volume: 1.2 cubic feetBoxes: 86-88Geographic coverage: United StatesType of documents: Correspondence Correspondents: Staff: Dean Merrill, Marshall ShelleySubjects: Management of the newsletter; church managementNotes:Leadership 100 was a newsletter which briefly
described ideas that pastors had found helpful in their lives of their individual
churches. CTI sold the newsletter in 1983 to David C. Cook Company,
which continued it under the name Innovations. The correspondence in
this series is from the editors to authors or potential authors about their
contribution. In some cases the manuscripts, which are usually very brief, are
also attached to the correspondence.

Subjects: The launching and development of Partnership;
the interests, obligations, challenges and difficulties of pastor's wives.Notes: The collection consists almost entirely of correspondence
between magazine staff and authors about possible articles for the magazine.
There are also some letters from readers, discussing their own experiences as
pastors' wives. The correspondence in boxes 89 to 91 is from the period before
the first issue was published and contains a good deal of information on the
plans and expectations of the publication. Among the many possible topics for
articles discussed in the correspondence are: being a preacher's kid, changing
churches, coping with a very small church, loneliness, cross cultural marriages,
Christmas celebrations, hospitality, recovering from affairs, aids to spiritual
growth, stress, quitting the ministry, congregational life, counseling victims
of sexual abuse, clergy burnout, finding God's guidance.

Others: Lane Adams, Myron Augsburger, Paul Cedar, Charles Colson, Anthony Evans,
O. J. Hoffman, Donald Hoke, John Huffman Jr., D. James Kennedy, Bruce Larson,
Ray Ortlund, Franklin Pollard, Ray Stedman, Ross Rhoads, Marguerite Shuster,
Lewis Smedes, R. C. Sproul, John Stott, Joni Tada, and Bruce ThielemannSubjects: Sermons to appear in the PT seriesNotes:Preaching Today was a monthly audio cassette
series. The tapes subscribers received usually contained two sermons that the
staff considered good examples and an interview with an experienced preacher
on some aspect of preaching. The paper records in this series consist almost
entirely with correspondence with various preachers in the United States and
Canada about the possibility of using one of their sermons as part of the series.
Examples of materials intended for the seriesand actual material used in the
series from 1983 through 2002 can be found on tapes T34-T50, T55-T81.

Exceptional items: Copy of Chuck Colson's 1985 Taylor University
commencement address in folder 97-1; John Huffman's booklet on the biblical
view of homosexuality in folder 97-2; Jack Hayford's sermon on the integrity
of the heart in folder 97-2, sermon by Lewis Smedes on the road to integrity
in folder 97-5.

Series: III: Individual PublicationsSubseries: G. Your ChurchArrangement: Chronological, alphabeticalDate Range: 1992-1993Volume: .5 cubic feetBoxes: 98-99Geographic coverage: United StatesType of documents: Correspondence, memosCorrespondents: James BerkleySubjects: Development of the magazine, topics important for
church managementNotes:Your Church was intended for pastors and was
concerned with issues arising out of the financial and business aspects of Church
management. The documents in the file consist of correspondence with authors
about possible articles, and a few other items on the purpose and development
of the magazine.Provenance

A portion of these records were given to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
by Christianity Today International. These were later sent to the Billy Graham
Center by the BGEA in September 1975. Others were donated by Harold Lindsell
in 1980. The rest of the material in this collection came directly from CTI
in donations made between 1977 and 1997.

Speech
given by Dr. Franz Hildebrandt at the Academic Convocation held during
Albury Theological Seminary's fortieth anniversary celebration.

10/13/1963

T10

R

Easter
Sunrise Service held in the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California. The service
was an annual event sponsored by the Pasadena Chapter of the Christian
Businessmen's Committee and partly initiated by Dr. Carl Henry. Dr. Harold
Lindsell was the main speaker. His address, Christ the Victor,
was published in the April 9, 1965, issue of Christianity Today.

1965

T11

R

Panel
discussion by Evangelicals on "Psychotherapy and Spiritual Values," held
while the American Psychiatric Association was meeting in New York. Participants
were CT associate editor Frank Farrell, Dr. Truman Esau, Dr. E.
Mansell Pattison, and Dr. Orville Walters. It was published in a much
abbreviated form in the July 2, 1965, issue of the magazine.

6/1965

T12

R

-

-

-

Concluding
message of the Wheaton Congress on the Church's Worldwide Mission, delivered
by Dr. Gordon Kirby. A communion service is also on the tape.

4/16/1966

T13

R

Final
business meeting of the Congress on the Church's Worldwide Mission.

4/16/1966

T14

R

7.5

Debate
between fundamentalist preacher Jack Wyrtzen and liberal Catholic priest
Ernest Harrison on the Paul Harvey radio program broadcast in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.

4/19/1967

T15

R

-

-

-

Conclusion
of Wyrtzen-Harrison debate.

4/19/1967

T16

R

-

-

Tape
of a debate held during the Consultation of Christian Scholars held in
northern Virginia. The meeting was sponsored by the Lilly Foundation and
concerned the Christian scholar on a secular campus and the participants
included Carl Henry, John Alexander, Bill Bright, Orville Walters, E.
Anderson, C. P. S. Taylor, Charles Hatfield, and the directors
of the Institute for Advanced Christian Studies. The panel was held between
E. Anderson, John Alace(?), Martin Burger(?), and others.

5/28-31/1967

T17

R

-

-

2

Side
1: Consultation of Christian Scholars (continued). Panel discussion conclusion
and discussion of C.P.S. Taylor's paper, Christian Opportunity on the
Secular Campus, which was published in the September 27, 1968, issue
of CT. May 28-29, 1967.

Side 2: American Baptist Conference held
at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. Forum on the Gospel in a secular
age, with Dr. Jitsuo Morikawa(?), Alfred Diman, Arthur Farrell, Torrey
Johnson, and other participants.

5/1967;
3/1966

T18

R

-

-

-

Consultation
of Christian Scholars (continued). Conclusion of discussion of Taylor's
paper (from T17 Side 1) and then a paper read by mathematician Dr. Charles
Hatfield on conflicts at the frontiers of science and Christianity. The
paper was published in two parts in the August 16 and the August 30, 1968,
issues of CT.

5/29/1967

T19

R

-

-

-

Consultation
of Christian Scholars (continued). Discussion of Dr. Orville Wright's
paper, "Emotional Conflicts of University Students." It was printed in
the February 16, 1968, issue of CT.

5/1967

T20

R

-

-

-

Consultation
of Christian Scholars (continued). Discussion of the possibility of a
Christian research institute. Discussion of Christianity and ecology.

5/30/1967

T21

R

-

-

2

Side
1: Consultation of Christian Scholars (continued). Talk by John Alexander
about the secular campus as a mission field and reactions to his comments.

Side 2: Sermon by Harold Lindsell.

5/1967

T22

R

-

-

-

Consultation
of Christian Scholars (continued). Discussion of Evangelical long range
goals in relation to university and college campuses.

5/31/1967

T23

R

Addresses
by John Stott to the 8th InterVarsity Mission Conference held December
27-31, 1967, at the University of Illinois in Urbana. The topic was II
Timothy. A news story on the conference appeared in the January 9, 1968,
issue of CT.

12/1967

T24

R

-

-

-

Concluding
addresses by John Stott on II Timothy.

12/1967

T25

R

-

-

-

Address
by Billy Graham to the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

11/19/1969

T26

R

-

-

-

Sermon
by pastor Walt Chantry.

1/23/1972

T27

R

-

-

-

Sermon
by pastor Walt Chantry.

1/23/1972

T28

R

-

-

-

Discussion
by Dr. Gary Collins of the theories and work of Paul Tournier. Ca. 1972.

Ca.
1972

T29

R

Conclusion
of T28, discussion of Paul Tournier.

Ca.
1972

T30

R

-

-

-

Interview
with B.P. Dotsenko, a Soviet nuclear scientist who defected to the West.
He talks about life under communism and how he came to believe in God.
An abbreviated transcript of the interview was published in the January
5, 1973, issue of CT.

Discussion
between Paul Robbins and Gil Beers about Billy Graham and the Amsterdam
‘83 conference, particularly emphasizing the conference as an act
of succession, Graham passing on his ministry to other evangelists. Their
comments are followed by an excerpt from Graham’s sermon at that
conference on “The Evangelist and A Torn World, Billy Graham; The
Evangelist's Gift and Ministry”. This interview was probably intended
to be used a the Preaching Today resource tape.

Ca.
11/1983

T35

R

3.75

161
min.

2

Portion
of the program from the 1984 National Association of Evangelicals. Includes
communal singing of hymns and a sermon by Rev. Haddon Robinson on the
theme of integrity in leadership is at the start of side 1, after the
singing . There many other portions of the NAE program also on this tape,
including on side 2 answers to questions by NAE president Arthur Gay.
This sermon was used in number #14 of Preaching Today ’s
audio tape series. (The date of the NAE meeting, which was March 6-8,
1984). Side 1 is 92 minutes, Side 2 is 69 minutes.

5/14/1984

T36

R

7.5

25
min.

1

Tape
of various materials apparently to be used on one of the Preaching
Today’s cassette resource tapes (possibly #14). This reel includes
a brief biography of David Hubbard and an interview of Haddon Robinson
by Marshall Shelly on preaching. See T41 and T42.

Ca.
1984

T37

R

7.5

40
min.

1

Master
of side 1 of Preaching Today #16, a cassette resource on preaching
sent monthly to subscribers to the magazine. First sermon is by Richard
Foster on “Fasting in the 20th Century” was preached
at Fuller Theological Seminary, followed by the beginning of an interview
with Rev. Arthur DeKruyter.

Ca.
1984

T38

R

7.5

39
min.

1

Master
of side 2 of Preaching Today #16, a cassette resource on preaching
sent monthly to subscribers to the magazine. Among the material on the
tape is a continuation of the interview with Rev. Arthur DeKruyter about
preaching. This is followed by a sermon by Rev. John Huffman on “Let’s
Talk about Money” based on Luke 12: 13-34.

Ca.
1984

T39

R

7.5

41
min.

1

Master
of side 1 of Preaching Today #17, a cassette resource on preaching
sent monthly to subscribers to the magazine. First sermon is by Jay Kesler
on “Lost Sheep, Coins and Men” based on Luke 15, was preached
at the Forest Home Bible Conference. This is followed by an interview
with Dr. Ralph Lewis about inductive preaching.

Ca.
1984

T40

R

7.5

40
min.

1

Master
of side 2 of Preaching Today #17, a cassette resource on preaching
sent monthly to subscribers to the magazine. Among the material on the
tape is a continuation of the interview with Dr. Ralph Lewis on inductive
preaching. This is followed by an inductive sermon by Rev. Fred Kradick
(?) on “Who Cares,” based on Acts 4: 32-35, preached at the
South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Ca.
1984

T41

R

7.5

21
min.

1

First
part of an interview of Haddon Robinson on preaching. This is the full
interview, portions of which were used on the Preaching Today resource
tape mentioned in the description to T36.

Ca.
1984

T42

R

7.5

12
min.

1

Approximately
12 minutes. Second part of an interview of Haddon Robinson on preaching.
This is the full interview, portions of which were used on the Preaching
Today resource tape mentioned in the description to T36.

Ca.
1984

T43

R

7.5

23
min.

1

Interview
of Gordon MacDonald by Paul Robbins on preaching. This interview was probably
intended to be used a the Preaching Today resource tape.

Ca.
1984

T44

R

7.5

25
min.

1

Approximately
25 minutes. First part of an interview of Jay Kesler by Paul Robbins on
preaching. This was probably intended to be used on a Preaching Today
resource tape.

Ca.
1984

T45

R

7.5

10
min.

1

Second
part of an interview of Jay Kesler on preaching. This was probably intended
to be used on a Preaching Today resource tape.

Ca.
1984

T46

R

7.5

-

1

First
part of an interview of Arthur DeKruyter on preaching. This was used on
Preaching Today resource tape #16.

Ca.
1984

T47

R

7.5

-

1

Second
part of an interview of Arthur DeKruyter on preaching. This was used on
Preaching Today resource tape #16.

Ca.
1984

T48

R

10"

7.5

-

1

Interview
with Howard Westland and Rick Lobs about preaching, especially preaching
at Christmas. This was probably intended to be used on a Preaching
Today resource tape. Probably 1984.

Ca.
1984

T49

R

10"

7.5

47
min.

1

Interview
with Christopher Lyons about preaching. This was probably intended to
be used on a Preaching Today resource tape. Probably 1984.

Ca.
1984

T50

R

10"

7.5

47
min.

1

Interview
with Kent Hughes about preaching. This was probably intended to be used
on a Preaching Today resource tape.

Ca.
1984

T51

C

-

-

2

Labeled
Tape 1 Side A and Tape 1 Side B. Conclave apparently of CT senior staff,
board members and invited guests discussing current trends in American
culture and their relation to Evangelical Christianity. A second major
theme is a discussion of editorial and administrative changes that might
be desirable in the magazine. The discussion is informal and there is
no identification of speakers beyond first names.

1/1991

T52

C

-

-

2

Conclave
apparently of CT senior staff, board members and invited guests discussing
current trends in American culture and their relation to Evangelical Christianity.
A second major theme is a discussion of editorial and administrative changes
that might be desirable in the magazine. The discussion is informal and
there is no identification of speakers beyond first names. Labeled “Tape
2 Side A and Tape 4 Side B”.

1/1991

T53

C

-

-

2

Conclave
apparently of CT senior staff, board members and invited guests discussing
current trends in American culture and their relation to Evangelical Christianity.
A second major theme is a discussion of editorial and administrative changes
that might be desirable in the magazine. The discussion is informal and
there is no identification of speakers beyond first names. Labeled “Tape
3 Side A and Tape 3 Side B”.

1/1991

T54

C

-

-

2

Memorial
service at First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh for CT board member
J. Duncan Brown. Sermon apparently by Rev. Bruce W. Thielemann. Ca, mid-October,
1991 (Brown died October 6, 1991)

Preaching
Today, Tape 200. Side 1: Haddon Robinson, Life and Death Advice/
Psalm 49, William Lane Craig Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? - workshop,
Side 2: William Lane Craig Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? - workshop,
Tom Allen, The King is Dying / John 19:28-30.

Preaching
Today, Tape 203. Side 1: Nancy Ortberg, Modern Golden Calves /Exodus
32:1-6; Psalm 106:20-21, David Larsen, Primacy of the Text - workshop,
Side 2: David Larsen, Primacy of the Text - workshop, Joseph
Stowell, Living for More and Getting Less /John 13:1-30.

Preaching
Today, Tape 207. Side 1: Robert L. Russell, When Teens Rebel/Proverbs 22:6, David Erickson, Fitting Form to Text - workshop,
Side 2: David Erickson, Fitting Form to Text - workshop, Roberta
Hestenes, It Takes a Family /Luke 2:49-49.

Preaching
Today, Tape 218. Side 1: Gordon MacDonald, Right Way to Handle
Church Conflict / Acts 15:1-35, Haddon Robinson, How the
Text Can Form the Sermon - workshop Side 2: Haddon Robinson, How
the Text Can Form the Sermon - workshop, Ted Haggard, How Much
Is Your Sin Going to Cost Me? /Joshua 7.

STAM, DORIS. 7 b&w. Snapshots of Doris and her husband John, missionaries to Costa Rica
with Latin America Mission. These pictures were taken to accompany an interview with the
Stams about their work in Latin America and liberation theology in folder 43-1. 1984.

WINTER, RALPH D. l b&w.

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LOCATION RECORDAccession: 77-11?, 78-16?Type of Material: Slides
The following items are located in the SLIDE FILE as indicated below: